Frappato

Frappato di Vittoria or Frappato is a red Italian wine grape variety[1] planted primarily in Sicily.

As a varietal, Frappato produces light bodied wines with a distinct grapey aroma.

[2] It is most commonly seen as a component of Sicily's only DOCG wine, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, which consists of 30-50% Frappato and 50-70% Nero d'Avola.

[3] An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing showed a close genetic relationship between Sangiovese on the one hand and ten other Italian grape varieties on the other hand, including Frappato.

It is therefore likely that Frappato is a crossing of Sangiovese and another, so far unidentified, grape variety.